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Q: The term biodiversity refers to 1486 0

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    Range of genetic variation within a population
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    Total number of different species within a habitat
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    Both A & B
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    None of the above
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Answer : 3. "Both A & B"
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Answer: C) Both A & B Explanation: The term biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it.

Q: How many weekends in a year? 1486 0

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    52
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    53
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    103
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    104
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Answer : 4. "104"
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Answer: D) 104 Explanation: In normal we have 104 Weekend Days. We know that a Each normal year has 365 days or 52 weeks plus one day, and each week has two weekend days, which means there are approximately 104 weekend days each year. Whereas in a leap year we have 366 days it adds one more day to the year. And what makes the change is the starting day of the year.

Q: Which color has the highest frequency? 1485 0

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    Violet
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    Red
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    Indigo
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    Green
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Answer : 1. "Violet"
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Answer: A) Violet Explanation: In VIBGYOR. It has colors ordered from highest to lowest frequency.                 Violet > Indigo > Blue > Green > Yellow > Orange > Red   That says Violet has the highest frequency. We know, Speed of light = Frequency x Wavelength => As frequeny is inversely proportional to wavelength i.e, as frequwncy goes high wavelength goes down.   So, the violet color has the highest frequency.

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We know a proverb that An apple a day keeps the doctor away. To keep the doctor away from her, he gave seven apples, each apple a day.

Q: What looks back but cannot see? 1483 0

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Reflection is what which looks back but can't see.

Q: The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2:3. And that of the second to the third is 5:8, then the second number is: 1482 0

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    30
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    27
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    23
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    33
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Answer : 1. "30"
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Answer: A) 30 Explanation: Then, A:B = 2:3 and B:C = 5:8= (5 x 3/5) : (8 x 3/5) = 3:24/5A:B:C = 2:3:24/5= 10:15:24 => B = 98 x 15/49 = 30.

Q: What is the highest number of satellites that have been launched by the ISRO in 2017 on a single rocket ? 1479 0

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    22
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    37
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    83
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    104
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Answer : 4. "104"
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Answer: D) 104 Explanation: India’s space agency on Feb 15th, 2017 launched a record 104 satellites from a single rocket as it crossed another milestone in its low-cost space-exploration program. The satellites from seven countries were carried by the Indian Space Research Organization’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on its 38th consecutive successful flight. On board was a 714kg satellite for earth observation and more than 100 smaller satellites weighing less than 10kg each. Three were Indian-owned, 96 were from US companies, and the rest belonged to companies based in Israel, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Most were owned by Planet Labs Inc, a US-based Earth-imaging company.

Q: What lives in the winter dies in the summer? 1476 0

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    Plants
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    Animals
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    Icycle
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    None of the above
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Answer : 3. "Icycle"
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Answer: C) Icycle Explanation: An icycle, a hanging spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water forms due to cool in winter and dies in summer due to hot.

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